Wilhelm Fuchs (later William, 1865-1949) was born on January 10, 1865 in Weingarten, Germany to Maier (1838-1911) and Eva (née Praeger, 1833-1878) Fuchs and had three siblings: Sarah (b. 1863), Babette (1866-1950), and Nanette (b. 1868). Wilhelm lived in Weingarten and owned a clothing store. In 1894 he married Katchen Bruchfeld (1871-1946, born in Crumstadt, Germany) and they had four children: Ludwig ...

Disc 1: "Fantasy in Yellow" by Percy Haid, recorded at Temple Anshe Sholom, Olympia Fields IL, April 23, 2017. The CD was home-recorded at a memorial event during which Haid's "Fantasie in Gelb" was performed in an arrangement for string orchestra by Linda Veleckis Nussbaum. The event had been arranged by Rabbi Paul Caplan of Temple Anshe Sholom with the cooperation of Haid's children, Max and Joseph. ...

The collection consists of a medal, correspondence, documents, and photographs relating to the experiences of George and Ursula Levy, and their parents Max and Lucia, of Lippstadt, Germany, before and during the Holocaust in Germany and the Netherlands where George and Ursula were sent in 1939, and later deported to Bergen Belsen concentration camp, and after the war when George and Ursula returned ...

The papers consist of two letters written by Eva Goldschmidt who was living in Chicago, Ill., and searching for information regarding the fate of her mother; one letter was written to James Sweet and the other letter was written to Frau Emil Huber; both letters were sent to James Sweet while he was serving with the United States Army in Europe.

The letter was written to Rose Levinson in Chicago, Ill., by her niece, Reska Katz, and Reska's daughter, Vera Katz, in a displaced persons camp in Trenčín, Czechoslovakia. They write of family members who survived and those who perished and ask for sweets and vitamins for Vera and clothing.

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Met lit. opg. en index. XVI, 541 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Otto Gabriel Gara (1925-2010) was born on July 31, 1925 in Budapest, Hungary to Julius Gara (1891-1944) and Aranka Fleischer (b. 1891). His parents married in Budapest in 1924. He survived several labor camps in Hungary. His father Julius was imprisoned on March 20, 1944 in Kistarcsa concentration camp. He was later deported to Auschwitz where he perished. After the war, he studied law at Eötvös Loránd ...

Title: "Streets of Paris. Cafes on the Champs-Elysees. Arc de Triomphe. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Place de la Concorde." Sightseeing in Paris, including street scenes, cafe with red tables and chairs, Arc de Triomphe, Eternal Flame for Unknown Soldier (WWI) with wreath and flowers, French police, Eiffel Tower, Place de la Concorde, statues, cars on Champs d'Elysee, and aerial views from the Eiffel ...

Geschichte des Bestandsbildners Historiker, Hochschullehrer Bestandsbeschreibung Umfangreiche allgemeine und wissenschaftliche Korrespondenzen (1952-1972) Materialsammlungen und Vorlesungsmanuskripte (1926-1934, 1940-1951); Publikationen und Vorträge (1917-1974), vor allem aus der Tätigkeit als Professor in Königsberg (1926-1934), Oxford (1939-1940), Providence (R.I:) (1940-1945), Chicago (1946-1956) ...

Russian-born operatic bass (1891-1978), who was active in Germany from 1915-1935 (Berlin Staatsoper, Wiesbaden Opera, Hamburg Opera), in Austria from 1935-1938, and the United States (Chicago Civic Opera, Metropolitan Opera) until his retirement from the stage in 1951.

Copyright Holder: Ms. Regina Corush

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Contains interviews with Holocaust survivors and liberators in the greater Chicago, IL area

University of Chicago Press ed. x, 454 pages ; 23 cm

Benjamin Morris Gasul (1898-1962) was born in Latvia. He traveled to the U.S. on the "Empress of Russia" ship at the age of 16 and settled in Kenosha, WI. He graduated from Rush Medical School in Chicago and continued his studies in Vienna where he married American Lala Rosenzweig (she sang in the opera house). Dr. Gasul practiced pediatrics until 1945 when he became focused on heart disease in children. ...

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By exploring several historical cases (some as recent as the 1991 Persian Gulf War), the author examines why democratic and authoritarian governments alike will sometimes deliberately kill large numbers of civilians as a matter of military strategy. Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, 2004. ix, 315 pages ; 25 cm.

Collection of photographs, documents, and correspondence relating to Vera Gutmann (donor's aunt) and her family's experiences before, during and after the Holocaust, as well as post-war restitution papers. Vera surived in Berlin throughout the war along with her mother, Lotte Friedman, living and working under a false identity as a secretary. Vera and Lotte emigrated to the United States in 1946 on ...

Correspondence from the Ziskind family in Krewo, Poland (today in Belarus) to Sadie Nechama Ziskind, later Alpert, in Chicago, IL. The letters are written in Yiddish, between 1929-1939. In most of the letters the Ziskind family asks for additional correspondence and some financial support. Sadie Ziskind left Krewo in 1915 just being 16 years old. She married William Alpert and they had three children: ...